Giordano
PronunciationItalian: [dʒorˈdaːno]
Origin
Word/nameHebrew, ירדן (Yarden), meaning "one who descends" or "to flow down"
MeaningJordan River
Region of originItaly
Other names
Variant form(s)Giordani, Giordan

Giordano is both a given name and a surname of Italian origin. It is the Italian version of Jordan.

People with the surname Giordano

Geographical distribution of the surname

As of 2014, 60.3% of all known bearers of the surname Giordano were residents of Italy (frequency 1:759), 17.3% of the United States (1:15,615), 9.4% of Argentina (1:3,390), 4.3% of France (1:11,633) and 3.3% of Brazil (1:46,874).

In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:759) in the following regions:

In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,390) in the following provinces:[1]

People with the given name Giordano

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